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Sad used to teach his sons the following words as a teacher teaches his students the skill of writing and used to say that Allah's Apostle (SAW) used to seek Refuge with Allah from them (i.e. the evils) at the end of every prayer. The words are: 'O Allah! I seek refuge with You from cowardice, and seek refuge with You from being brought back to a bad stage of old life and seek refuge with You from the Fitnah (trials and afflictions) of the world, and seek refuge with You from the punishments in the grave.'

The Prophet (SAW) used to say, "O Allah! I seek refuge with You from helplessness, laziness, cowardice and feeble old age; I seek refuge with You from Fitnah (trials or afflictions) of life and death and seek refuge with You from the punishment in the grave."

I was in the company of Talha bin Ubaidullah, Sad, Al-Miqdad bin Al-Aswad and Abdur Rahman bin Auf and I heard none of them narrating anything from Allah's Apostle (SAW) but Talha was talking about the day (of the battle) of Uhud.

Allah's Messenger said, "Allah welcomes two men with a smile; one of whom kills the other and both of them enters paradise. One fights in Allah's Cause and gets killed. Later on Allah forgives the killer (who embraces Islam and) also gets martyred (in Allah's Cause)."

I went to Allah's Apostle (SAW) while he was at Khaibar after it had fallen in the Muslims' hands. I said, "O Allah's Apostle (SAW)! Give me a share (from the land of Khaibar)." One of the sons of Said bin Al-As said, "O Allah's Apostle (SAW)! Do not give him a share." I said, "This is the murderer of Ibn Qauqal." The son of Said bin Al-As said, "Strange! A Wabr (i.e. guinea pig) who has come down to us from the mountain of Qadum (i.e. grazing place of sheep) blames me for killing a Muslim who was given superiority by Allah because of me, and Allah did not disgrace me at his hands (i.e. was not killed as an infidel)." (The sub-narrator said "I do not know whether the Prophet (SAW) gave him a share or not.")

Allah's Apostle (SAW) said, "Five are regarded as martyrs: They are those who die because of (1) plague, (2) abdominal disease, (3) drowning or (4) wrecking building etc., and (5) the martyrs in Allah's Cause."

I saw Marwan bin Al-Hakam sitting in the Mosque. So I came forward and sat by his side. He told us that Zaid bin Thabit had told him that Allah's Apostle (SAW) had dictated to him the Divine Verse: "Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) and those who strive hard and fight in the Cause of Allah." (4.95) Zaid said, "Ibn Um-Maktum came to the Prophet (SAW) while he was dictating to me that very Verse. On that Ibn Um Maktum said, "O Allah's Apostle (SAW)! If I had power, I would surely take part in Jihad." He was a blind man. So Allah sent down revelation to His Apostle (SAW) while his thigh was on mine and it became so heavy for me that I feared that my thigh would be broken. Then that state of the Prophet (SAW) was over after Allah revealed "...except those who are disabled (by injury or are blind or lame etc.) (4.95)

Abdullah bin Abi Aufa wrote and I read what he wrote... that Allah's Apostle (SAW) said, "When you face them ( i.e. your enemy in the battlefield) then be patient."

Allah's Apostle (SAW) went towards the Khandaq (i.e. Trench) and saw the Emigrants and the Ansar digging in a very cold morning as they did not have slaves to do that for them. When he noticed their fatigue and hunger he said, "O Allah! The real life is that of the Here-after, (so please) forgive the Ansar and the Emigrants." In its reply the Emigrants and the Ansar said, "We are those who have given a pledge of allegiance to Muhammad that we will carry on Jihad as long as we live."

The Muhajirun (Emigrants) and the Ansar started digging the trench around Medina carrying the earth on their backs and saying, "We are those who have given the baia (pledge of allegiance) to Muhammad that we will I carry on Jihad as long as we live." The Prophet (SAW) kept on replying, "O Allah, there is no good except the good of the Hereafter; so confer Your Blessings on the Ansar and the Muhajirun."